Monday, October 21, 2013

Sexy Firefighters, Jewelry and Books, Oh My!

I spent the past weekend at a writer’s conference, the New
Jersey Romance Writer’s Dream Big – Write Now Conference. There were two days
worth of speakers, workshops, networking and lots of fun.

Here are some things I learned:

Romance writers are some of the nicest and most supportive writers
around. We think, write and talk about love all day long. It’s almost
impossible to be mean.

When you “know” people on Twitter and Facebook, you’re
greeted like a long-lost friend when you finally meet in person.

If you squish on an elevator with a large number of people,
someone is probably going to make a comment about the elevator getting stuck.
If those people are romance writers, that comment will quickly devolve into a
group brainstorming session about firefighters. Sexy ones. Without shirts. If
this concerns you, you may want to take the stairs.

No one warned me that I should have a script ready for when
famous romance authors (like, seriously famous ones—Eloisa James, ConnieBrockway) stop at my table during the book fair and ask me about my books. As a
result, I sounded like an idiot.

However, if you want to meet famous romance authors, find
the breakfast table with the coffee. They will carry their cups around the room
looking for a place to sit and you’ll end up with awesome tablemates (VirginiaKantra)!

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I'm a mom, wife, strategist, lover of snark, volunteer, shoe- and choco-holic. I write to escape the craziness of life. Sometimes I even write about that craziness! My blogs are usually a bit snarky; my books are contemporary romance. I also write freelance articles for magazines, newspapers, and edit newsletters.